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Number of cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, among U.S. teens and adults that could be prevented each year with a booster vaccination. Most children, for whom the long-lasting coughing illness can be fatal, get several pertussis shots by age 6, but immunity wears off. A study in the New England Journal of Medicine says one extra shot for teens and adults would do the trick...
Perhaps the most compelling idea for a mandatory curriculum came from the youngest writer, Ryan A. Thorpe ’08, in his suggestion of a “formal introduction to scholarly thought.” Thorpe laments that Harvard excels in churning out technicians in particular concentrations (cough, economics!) who lack a “clear conception of the grounds of debate” upon which their entire field of study rests. He argues that students need to take a course that that seeks to get to the big questions about the purpose of scholarly pursuit. Ultimately, even...
...Harvard, nobody wants to pay for the quality acts that students want to see. The College and the University don’t want to cough up money (although the President’s Office did give $20,000 to make the Busta Rhymes concert free). The UC is locked into giving 67 percent of its budget to student groups, leaving it cash strapped when it gives $30,000 to the HCC. And students don’t want a higher activities fee as evidenced by the contentious fee hike last year...
Adam Curry lives for ambient noise. Whether it's a cough, a sneeze or traffic, Curry makes use of everyday sounds to record his hit podcast, The Daily Source Code. Bloopers don't exist. Rambling, interruptions, ums, even drawn- out silences become part of his shows...
...exposure to radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas. The government estimates that 1 in 15 U.S. homes has radon levels that are too high. The best advice is to have your home tested. If you are worried that you might have symptoms of lung cancer-- such as a persistent cough, especially with blood-tinged sputum, or unintentional weight loss--get a checkup...